College girl, domestic help commit suicide
A college girl and a female domestic help allegedly committed suicide in separate incidents at Mirpur and Moghbazar of the capital yesterday.
Shathi Akhter, 19, daughter of late Din Mohammad, was a student of a local college.
Quoting her mother Momtaz Begum, Kazi Wajed Ali, officer-in-charge of Mirpur Police Station, said Shathi returned home from the college at around 3:00pm.
At the time, her mother was busy doing household chores. Momtaz, at a stage, found her daughter's room locked from inside for around an hour. When despite repeated knock, Shathi did not respond, her mother called neighbours and broke open the door with their help.
Shathi was found hanging with her scarf from the ceiling fan of the room. She was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), where doctors declared her dead.
Meanwhile, the victim at Moghbazar was identified as Alpona Akhter, 15, daughter of Al Amin at Gaibandha district. She had been working at Dolon Islam's house in Baro Moghbazar for the last three months, police said.
Alpona locked into an altercation over distribution of work with another house help Vanu Begum while the house-owners were not at home.
Following the quarrel, she went to the bathroom and did not come out even after an hour. Later, the housemistress Saleha Begum arrived home and broke open the door of the bathroom.
Saleha found her hanging with her scarf from a wall hanger in the bathroom.
Alpona was rushed to DMCH, where she was declared dead.
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